THE HANGOVER REPORT – Jordan E. Cooper’s smashing satire AIN’T NO MO’ is yet another play about race in America that shouldn’t be missed

Last weekend, I finally had the opportunity to catch Jordan E. Cooper’s new play Ain’t No Mo’ at the Public Theater. Mr. Cooper’s outrageous satire joins a plentiful recent crop of notable and stylistically adventurous new … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The bizarre new musical THE APPOINTMENT treats its sticky subject matter with ambiguity

This past week, I had an encounter with one of the most bizarre shows I think I’ve ever come across. That would be Lightning Rod Special’s production of The Appointment, one … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Brits Off Broadway 2019 kicks off at 59E59 Theaters: INSTRUCTIONS FOR AMERICAN SERVICEMEN IN BRITAIN & KILLING TIME

One of the things I look forward to most each spring is the opportunity to partake in 59E59 Theaters’ Brits Off-Broadway festival. The acclaimed series, a fantastic chance to see the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Gerogina Escobar’s dystopian THEN THEY FORGOT ABOUT THE REST makes for muddled drama

I’m a sucker for both speculative fiction and theater. Therefore, it’s unsurprising that plays like Caryl Churchill’s Far Away and A Number, as well as this season’s sensational (and recently much Drama Desk-nominated) … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Nick Lehane’s exquisitely-realized CHIMPANZEE continues HERE’s trend for mounting memorable puppet theater

For quite a number of years now, HERE Arts Center has been responsible for some of the most memorable puppet theater I’ve encountered in New York – starting with the … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Roundabout revives a searing ALL MY SONS by Arthur Miller

This week, Roundabout Theatre Company’s timely revival of Arthur Miller’s 1947 post-war family tragedy All My Sons opened at the American Airlines Theatre. The last time the play was seen on Broadway was a … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Slick staging and strong acting save THE PAIN OF MY BELLIGERENCE by Halley Feiffer

This week, Halley Feiffer’s new play The Pain of My Belligerence opened Off-Broadway in a production courtesy of Playwrights Horizons at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre. The play is comprised … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Bertie Carvel and Jonny Lee Miller are sensational in James Graham’s flashy INK

Last night, James Graham’s Ink opened on Broadway at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre via Manhattan Theatre Club. Set in London in 1969, Ink tells the story of how young Rupert Murdoch and a scrappy … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The Mad Ones’ MRS. MURRAY’S MENAGERIE is a triumph in meticulously crafted realism

I recently had the opportunity to pay a visit to the Ars Nova production of The Mad Ones’ Mrs. Murray’s Menagerie at the Greenwich House Theater. I’ve seen only one other production … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Tim Blake Nelson’s SOCRATES overflows with riches, led by the riveting Michael Stuhlbarg

Last night, I caught Tim Blake Nelson’s new play Socrates Off-Broadway at the Public Theater. As the title suggests, the play centers around Socrates, the influential Greek philosopher whose incessant questioning of … Continue Reading →